"draw in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-draw in.ogg [Australia] Forms: draws in [present, singular, third-person], drawing in [participle, present], drew in [past], drawn in [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|draw<,,drew,drawn> in}} draw in (third-person singular simple present draws in, present participle drawing in, simple past drew in, past participle drawn in)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To attract. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (to attract groups of people): vetää (Finnish), привлекать (privlekatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), привлечь (privlečʹ) [perfective] (Russian), притя́гувати (prytjáhuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), притяга́ти (prytjaháty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), притягну́ти (prytjahnúty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), притягти́ (prytjahtý) [perfective] (Ukrainian), прива́блювати (pryvábljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), прива́бити (pryvábyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-draw_in-en-verb-0DOCP216 Disambiguation of 'to attract groups of people': 94 2 0 2 2
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To get (someone) involved. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (to get someone involved): vetää mukaan (Finnish), вовлекать (vovlekatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вовлечь (vovlečʹ) [perfective] (Russian), втя́гувати (vtjáhuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), втяга́ти (vtjaháty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), втягну́ти (vtjahnúty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), втягти́ (vtjahtý) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-draw_in-en-verb-W4pkB7qG Disambiguation of 'to get someone involved': 1 94 0 2 2
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive, of night/darkness/winter) To approach. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Translations (of night/darkness: to approach): laskeutua (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-draw_in-en-verb-JR3mXakU Disambiguation of 'of night/darkness: to approach': 0 0 94 5 1
  4. (idiomatic, intransitive, of nights or evenings) To become dark earlier as a result of seasonal change. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-draw_in-en-verb-YZzgTm4J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 4 76 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 9 9 9 53 20
  5. To reduce or contract; to become shorter.
    Sense id: en-draw_in-en-verb-lMf~qTBf

Download JSON data for draw in meaning in All languages combined (5.5kB)

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